Archive for August, 2010
Criminals Used to Demand, “You Money or Your life” – Now They Can Have Both
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010According to the Georgia Tech Research Institute in Atlanta, those simple five or six letter passwords you’ve been using to secure your computer or restrict access to your online information is just not cutting it – giving criminal hackers (as well as amateurs) easy access to your money and your life. Yes, the shorter passwords [...]
Cell Phones, Batteries and Blame
Monday, August 16th, 2010In an article that appeared in today’s issue of USA Today, Are Lithium-Ion Batteries the Next Threat to Airline Safety? Gary Stoller recounts the incident in which American Airline Flight Attendants confiscated 58 lithium-ion batteries, cell phones and other electronic devices from one passenger during their flight from New York City to Buenos Aires on [...]
Worker’s Comp is Costing You Money
Friday, August 13th, 2010Let’s be honest; employees who file fraudulent workers’ compensation claims are thieves – criminals – nothing more and nothing less. Some see it as “easy money” – a victimless crime. Others see it as a way of supplementing what their employer pays them or a chance to “make up” for that low salary or hourly [...]
The Double-Edged Sword of The Smartphone
Monday, August 9th, 2010Careful! That smartphone of yours could land you in jail. Actually, that’s only true if you plan on committing a crime. If you’re a God-fearing, law abiding citizen you only have to worry about losing all of your money and personal information. The Smartphone; An Investigator’s Treasure Trove A smartphone’s software will leave digital fingerprints [...]
Background Checks Could Save Your Company
Friday, August 6th, 2010Is it a crime for a job applicant to lie on their résumé – or simply a moral issue that’s best left between them and their conscience? At the same time, does an employer have the right to conduct a “background” investigation on the job applicant as part of the application process – or is [...]
“The Case of The Celebrated Conquest; The Great Mosque of New York”
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010It was a controversial decision by New York City leaders, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg, to approve the construction of a mosque just two blocks from Ground Zero. Having investigated Muslims and conducted surveillance around mosques, I can tell you that such an edifice will have a tremendous effect on the area and the people in [...]
